document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=62111>Question 62111</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the x and y intercepts of the line with the equation 4x-5y=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the slope of the line through the points(-3,6) and (5,2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #42880 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=42880\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the x and y intercepts of the line with the equation 4x-5y=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the x-intercept, let y=0 and solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-5(0)=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-0=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/4=20/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5  The x-intercept is (4,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the y-intercept, let x=0 and solve for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(0)-5y=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0-5y=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5y=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5y/-5=20/-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4  The y-intercept is (0,-4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of the line through the points(-3,6) and (5,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the slope between two points, use the slope formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, m=slope, (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are given points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x1,y1)=(-3,6) and (x2,y2)=(5,2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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